A woman who came face to face with her killer uncle is thrilled at the decision to end his temporary release and send him back to prison.

Delighted Karly Whitelock is relieved at the move after being left shocked at seeing Brian Whitelock walking through Swansea city centre after being jailed for life for murder and handed a further 10 years for manslaughter.

Karly, a 27-year-old mum from Portmead, was startled when she was driving along High Street last month and spotted him strolling along.

Whitelock had been boozing with his brother Glen and his drinking partner Nicholas Morgan, 27, when he became embroiled in a drunken row and battered his pal to death with a hammer in October 2000, leading him to be sentenced to life for his murder.

Murder victim Nicholas Morgan

Glen Whitelock

He was also handed a 10-year sentence for the manslaughter of his brother Glen Whitelock, of Blaenymaes, after he set his Portmead Avenue house ablaze while his brother was sleeping to disguise the death of Mr Morgan.

Karly, who was just 10 when her father Glen was killed, said she had been pleased there had been a change of heart.

A flurry of calls were made by the Probation Service to the victims’ families on Wednesday to inform them of the decision.

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She previously said: “I was on my way out of town last Wednesday and he was walking down the road.

“I was sitting in the car at the traffic lights and he walked down past High Street - I just froze and went into a world of my own and he was gone.

“I drove up the road and went up to the roundabout and came back down.

“We couldn’t see him anywhere, he was gone.”

She added: “It did not feel real as we did not know if he was out or not.

“I know what he looks like - it was definitely him.

“It was a strange feeling.

“None of us have spoken to him since it happened.

“He’s evil - there are no other words for him.”

Two families are trying to keep a killer behind bars. Pictured are members of both families, top, and victims, Nicholas morgan, bottom left, and Glen Whitelock, bottom right.

The sister of Nicholas Morgan, Gemma Long said she was delighted at the decision to keep Whitelock who branded as a “vile evil monster” behind bars, which she was made aware of by the Parole Board.

Mother-of-three Mrs Long, who had launched a petition fight to keep him from entering Swansea, said: “He’s been recalled to closed prison, I am over the moon.

“I am thrilled to bits.

“I can’t believe it I never thought this would happen.

“I do not know if he has done something wrong or not, they would not tell me.

“My mother had rung me saying the probation had rung, when I asked them can you tell me anymore they said ‘no’.”

She added: “It’s like we have won for a minute.

“At one point I said to my mother should we give up - but it’s been worth the fight.”

Glen Whitelock was asleep in the house at the time of the fire

But the decision will not prevent Whitelock from going before the Parole Board in a bid for early release.

Mrs Long, of Portmead, was only 16 when Whitelock was hauled before the court and carries a picture of her late brother around with her on the screen saver of her phone as she was devastated by his loss, said: “They say he still will be able to apply for parole.

“Every lifer is allowed to apply for parole, the date has not come about yet.”

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But Christopher Llewellyn-Jones, prosecuting the case, said at the time that Whitelock had poured petrol over the body of Mr Morgan, set it on fire and escaped over the garden fence.

On sentencing Whitelock to life for murder and 10 years for manslaughter, Mr Justice Poole told him he had committed “wicked crimes” and said during the July 2001 case “you were happy to cover-up evidence”.

A Parole Board spokesman said Whitelock’s parole review was still going through the standard processes.

Wales Online has also requested a comment from the Ministry of Justice on the case.